Interesting Places in Bandung and speaking
about program of tours to West Java there is not much to say,
except small heritages from Moslem kingdom, plantations, national
parks, and indeed in the big cities such as Jakarta, and Bandung
more noticeable is the industry. Tours on West Java is divided
into 2 area of Tours, one in Jakarta area and second are program
of Tours in Bandung including West Java. Before the year of
2000 West Java covers an area of 46.229 sq. kms less Jakarta
special province, and according to the census in 1990 has
40 million people. West Java is the second most densely populated
area after East Java. West Java is also the first area
of Java island that has been recorded in Indonesian history.
An inscribed stone from 450 AD mentions the king Purnawarman
as the manifestation of god Wisnu, and also the finding of
Wishnu sculpture at Cibuaya village West Java. Hindu kingdom continues until around 16th century
before it was topled over by Islamic group from the town of Demak whcih was most probable the first town
to change themselves into new and easier sorga promising religion opposed to the Hindu that was
only palace property and only sorting out rituals for common people with no logical basis.
The heritages from Hindu kingdom was nothing left, unlike Central Java and Yogyakarta. Yet Bandung has its
own interesting places such as Tangkuban Perahu crater which is related to the myth of oedipus of Sangkuriang,
and beautiful hotspring of Ciater. In the city of Bandung and surround is the famous productionof tea that
was initiated by Ducth colony and still continues until today. Within the city is popular the production
of Jean and fabric in general, semi machine production such as footwares, leather crafts and a unique
bamboo music called Saung Angklung.
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